Your model assumes that every task is perfectly scripted into a set of sub-tasks, and that new tasks do not emerge or new work is not added. If this is the case then your assumption is superb.
Depending on the complexity of the task, however, new sub-tasks may often occur, and they often cannot even be foreseen because they are contingent on the results of the first tasks. So under these situations you may end up finishing the sub-tasks and not even be close to finishing the primary task. FWIW I estimate that probably 65% of my tasks have this discovery/task creation or elaboration phase to them -- and that is a task, not a project. Does this explain the difference? Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -----Original Message----- From: lk John <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 09:59:25 To: [email protected]<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MLO] A basic question David, if the 2 sub-tasks are completed, what remains to be done for the main task for it to stop appearing in the To-Do list? Is it by design of MLO? Why is my assumption incorrect? Thanks John ----- Original Message ----- From: David J. Mangen <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: Sent: Saturday, September 3, 2011 8:24 PM Subject: Re: [MLO] A basic question Your assumption, while reasonable, is incorrect. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -----Original Message----- From: lk John <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 09:19:07 To: [email protected]<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected]<[email protected]> Subject: [MLO] A basic question If I have a Task (A) with 2 sub Tasks (Sub 1) & (Sub 2) Like this: A ...Sub 1 ...Sub 2 If I check both Sub 1 & Sub 2 as Completed, then A should be completed as it has no other sub-tasks. Correct? So, why does A still appear in the To-Do pane? John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en.
